The Sherwin-Williams Co. announced a definitive agreement for the purchase of 100% of the stock of privately held Paint Sundry Brands Corp., a manufacturer of paint brushes and rollers for professional contractors and do-it-yourself (DIY) users.
The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology announced that Ray A. Dickie, editor of JCT Research and JCT CoatingsTech and a noted authority on automotive-coatings technology, will receive the organization's highest honor - the George Baugh Heckel Award - at the FSCT's 82nd Annual Meeting, scheduled for Oct. 26-29 in Chicago.
The Detroit Society for Coatings Technology's recent 29th annual FOCUS Conference drew a record attendance of 239 to the conference's one-day technical program, the society announced.
PPG Industries Inc.'s Coil and Extrusion Coatings Group launched an automated "dispense cell" at Mojave, CA, for the manufacture and delivery of the company's Duranar brand of coil and extrusion coatings on the West Coast.
RadTech International North America announced program plans for uv.eb WEST 2005, a new, two-day conference and table-top exhibition scheduled for Feb. 10-11, 2005, in Los Angeles.
The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology announced the nomination of Rose A. Ryntz, Visteon Corp., for election as president-elect of the organization for 2004-2005.
Bayer AG announced a name change of Bayer Polymers L.L.C. to Bayer MaterialScience L.L.C., an action taken in response to a Bayer Group reorganization announced in November 2003.
Akzo Nobel Coatings' Industrial Finishes business announced the formal opening of two new multi-purpose coatings-manufacturing sites in China, at locations near Beijing and Shanghai.
Elementis plc completed the acquisition of Sasol Servo B.V. (Servo), a Netherlands-based specialty chemical manufacturer and a supplier of coatings additives.
The Valspar Corp. and QUIKRETE, a major producer of concrete products, announced a strategic alliance to manufacture and market a line of premium concrete coatings that the companies said would make a market debut in early 2005.
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